Jeff Merkley actually said...

"If confirmed, how do you intend to rally support at the council for U.S. interests?"

"Why have we allowed such a longstanding structural deficit in our trade with Japan, and what should we do about it?"

"Certainly, we have been very concerned about the--both the commercial hacking, the governmental hacking that has occurred by foreign nations and foreign forces, including Russia and North Korea."

"the host parties or the host country needs to be in agreement"